Ingredients for - Linzer Torte Cookies
How to cook deliciously - Linzer Torte Cookies
1. Stage
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11-inch baking pan.
2. Stage
Cream sugar and butter together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in egg and lemon zest.
3. Stage
Stir flour, ground almonds, cinnamon, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Dough will be stiff and may need to be kneaded by hand in order to come together.
4. Stage
Divide dough in half. Press one half into the bottom of the prepared pan. Place remaining half onto a lightly floured surface and roll it with your hands into a long, 1/2-inch diameter rope.
5. Stage
Spread jam over the dough in the pan. Cut dough rope into lengths and arrange them across the jam in a lattice pattern.
6. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven until top crust is golden, about 40 minutes.
7. Stage
Remove from the oven and set the pan on a wire rack to cool before cutting into 1x2-inch bars.
